Automobile starting device.



F. MISKOVSKY.

AUTOMOBILE STARTING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED .TUNE 24, 1911.

Patented Deo. 10, 1912;

WITNESSES l n 2&1. s?

ATTORNEYS FRANK MIsxovsxY, oF rRovmENoE, nnonn ISLAND.

'To all 'it concern..-V

.f-Be it known that I, FRANK MIsnovsKY, a

s j subject of the Em eror of Austa-Hunganv,

anda residentof rovidence, in the county vof Providence and State of Rhode Island, have invented a new and Improved Automobile Startingl Device, ofwhich the followingy is,

v a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention 1s a starting device for automobiles, by means of which the engine can be'A conveniently started from the operatorls seat; and it includes certain novel features of construction which are designed to minimize the liability of accident to the operator in case of ackfiring, or' the starting of the engine in. the wrong direction.

lReference is to behad to the accompany;

ing drawings forming a part ofthis specification, in which the same characters 'of referencey indicate the same parts in all the views. v j Y Figure 1 is a side Yelevation of my 1mprovedstarting mechanism; Fig. 2 is avertical section thereof taken on the line 2T2 of Fig.4 1, the gearsforwconnecting the startingshaft with the crak"shaft of the engine, and part of the engine frame, being shownin elevation; Fig. 3 is a, top plan of the construction shown on Fig. 2; and Fig. 4 is a vertical section of the operating lever only, taken on thev line 4 4 ofFig. 3, looking in the direction of thel arrow.

On'the drawings, 3 is a lever having a i yoke 6 at its. upper end, the arms of which are loosely" mounted on a starting shaft 4. This shaft 4 is mounted in a bearing 4 connected tothe frame or chassis ofthe vehicle, and on its outer end, preferably between the arms ofthe yoke 'at the upper end of the lever 3is keyed, so as to rotate with the shaft 4, 4a ratchet wheel 5. 3' isa pawl carried Vby the lever 3 to engage the ratchet 5 to transmit motion' thereto and to the sha 4v when, motion;`

. From the-face of the annof the yoke of` the lever 3 which is farthest from the ad' jacent end of: the shaft` '4,projects a boss cal in form, having a' bore topermitv the. shaft 4to pass therethrough. In the out-Y' or: 1mb 7. This boss or hub iis tpielfell'ably e ever, I.

forme@ integral with the yoke "an 3`,`and pi"ojects laterally' therefrom a suitalledistance. This hub" or boss is. cylindriside of-this 'bossis formed a groove 8, this grooveS beingl straight for a` portion of its Specification of Letters Patent. Application filedune 24, l1911. Serial No. '685,100.

. shaft 24. itis desired to put'the vehicle in Athe'bolt 9 the'parts, being in the position shown on Fig. 2. Th

i Patented Dec.1'o,1912.

groove 8. 9 isa bolt xed 1n a plate'f9 Vslidably mounted in the top of the bearing -or support 4', and having a roller-10 on its inner end, which' projects into the groove 8 and is designedto have relative motion therein.

The bearing-4 has a, projection 11 concentric with the bore of the shaft 4, extending outward from the end adjacent the end of the shaft 4 on which the lever 3 is mounted.' This boss or projection 11 serves as a bearing for a cam 12, which has a groove 13 in its upper surface, this groove havingthe form shown on Fig. 3, that is, it is bent from th'e extremity whlch appears as the lower extremity on Fig. 3, to the right, instead of to the left, after the manner of the groove 8. Within this groove 13 moves a roller 14, which is mounted on'a bolt 15 xed to the slidable cam'12'has a laterally projecting arm 16,

in the outer end of which is mounted a pin- 17, this pin being parallel to the shaft 4, and carrying on its outer end, in the plane of the ratchet 5, a pawl 18 to engage the ratchet in the manner shown on Fig. 2.

The sliding plate 9 -moves between guides A of the bearing member 4',

the lever 3, this miter gear 22 meshing with a miter gear .23 on the 4engine crank To start the engine, the lever 3 is pulled by hand in a counter clockwise direction, 'suitable links being connected to this' lever. This will reciprocate the lever 3 to the vleft on'Fig. 1, to transmit motion to the ratchet 5 through the pawl 3', to cause the ratchet to move in a clockwise direction.

This movement of the lever 3, the ratchet and the boss 7 will cause the starting shaft 4 to move to the right, through the engagement of the groove 8 with the roller 19 on when the engine starts, 1s

and turn Athe crank sha-ft 24. As soon as the engine starts up the ratchet will slip around past the pawl3., 'and the lever 3 can then be pushed Vback to'its original position, and the bolt 9 engaging the groove 8 as the boss 7 rotates in the opposite direction, will move back the starting shaft to throw the gears 22 andv 23 out of engagement. will allow the engine to `run free and the starting mechanism to stand idle. Normally, the ratchet 5 will slip past the pawl 18; but should the engine backre, causing the ratchet 5' to rotate in an anti-clockwise direction, referring to Fig. 2, it'will engage the pawl 18. and carry with it this pawl and the arm 16.1 The result will be that the cam -"12 will be rotated in such a way that the groove 13 will act upon the bolt 15 to move the sliding plate 9 to the left. lThis sliding 'plate when it moves to the leftwill push against tlie sides of the groove 8 by means of the bolt 9, and move thelever 3 and the ratchet 5 with it, separating the gears 22 and 23. This-will 'prevent injury to the o erator in case the engine should start in t e wrong direction.

In order to return the sliding plate toits original position, with the bolts 21 occupying the left ends ofthe slots 20, the lever 3 is pulled to the left until a projection 6 on the uppAer end engages the pin 17 on the cam 16. This will throw do-wn the arm 16 projecting laterally from the cam 12, and rotate the cam with it, so that the slot or groove 13 will so move with respect to the pin 15 as to cause this pin to return to the extremity of this slot, which appears as the upper extremity on F ig. 3. This action will move the sliding plate 9 to the right, as required, and the operation' of starting can then be begun anew, until the engine starts in the right direction.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. In a starting device for automobile en gines and the like, the combination of a starting shaft, means for transmitting mo tion therefrom to the crank shaft of the engine, means for transmitting rotary motion to said starting shaft, normally stationary means engaging the second-named means to more -said starting shaft to put the same into operative relation with the crank shaft when the second-named means is operated, and means connected to said normally-sta,- tionary means and adapted to be actuated in case the engine starts in the wrong direction. to more said normaily stationary means and shift 4the starting .shaft to itsforigiiiahpesip 5.

This

tion to throw it out of engaging relation with the crank shaft.

2. In a starting device for automobile engines and the like, the combination of a starting shaft, means for connecting said startingshaft to the engine crank shaft, means loosely mounted upon said starting shaft and having means for engaging means on the starting shaft to rotate t-he same. normally stationary means engaging sai loosely-mounted means on thestartin shaft ind serving to shift the starting sha t` when the same is rotated, to put it into engaging relation with the crank shaft, and means surrounding said starting shaft and adapted to be actuated from the starting shaft in case the engine starts running in the wrong direction, said means being connected to said normally stationary means and moving the saine to throw the starting shaft back to its original position, so as to disengage the same from the engine crank shaft.

3. In a starting device for automobile engines and the like, the combination of a starting shaft, means for transmitting motion therefrom to the crank shaft of the engine, a lever loosely mounted on the end of said shaft and havin means for engaging the shaft to rotate t e same, a boss projecting from said lever, a cam groove in said boss, normally stationary means entering said groove, whereby, when the lever is actuated to rotate the starting shaft, the starting shaft will be moved into engaging relation with the crank shaft, a second cum having a groove therein loosely mounted with res )ect to said starting shaft, means connected to the meanventering the groove of the first cam, to enter the roove in said second cam, and means carried by said second cam and project-ing into olierative relation to said starting shaft to e engaged if the engine should start in a reverse direction, whereby, in ease of back-firing, the second cam will be operated to transmit motion to the first cam and move the starting shaft out of transmitting relation with the crank shaft.

4. In a starting device for automobile engines and the like, the combination of a start-ing shaft, means for transmitting motion therefrom to the crank shaft of the cnine means for transmitting rotar motionto said starting shaft, normally stationary means engaging the second-nained means to move said starting shaft endwise to put the same into operative relation with the crank shaft when the second named means is operated, and means connected to said normally stationary means and adapted to be actuated in case the engine starts in the wrong direction, to move said normally stationary means and shift the starting shaft endwisc to its original position to throw it out of engaging relation with the crank f'haft.

in a starting device for automobile en- :isiA

gines and the like, the combinationof a starting shaft, means for connecting said starting shaft to the engine crank shaft,

means loosely mounted upon said starting shaft and having means for engaging means on the starting shaft to rotate the same, normally l stationary means 'engaging said loosely-mounted means on the startin shaft and serving to shift the starting sha endwise when the same is rotated, to put it into -engaging relation withthe crank shaft, and

means surrounding said starting shaftand adapted to, be -actuated from the starting shaft in case the enginelstarts running in the wrong direction, said .means being connected to said normally stationary means and mov- `ingthe samezto throw the starting shaft back f toits origm'alpos'ition, so as to disengage the same from the engine crank shaft.

6. In a starting device for Aautomobile en- J-gin'es vandthe like, the combination of a starting shaft mounted to have endwise and rotary movement, a gear wheel on oneend of said starting shaft to engage agear wheel on the end of the cranll shaft, a lever loosely i mounted on the. other end of said crank shaft, said leverhaving means for engaging s a t Ymeans on the said` end Aof the starting to rotate the same', a boss projecting from said lever, a cam groove in 'said boss, a bolt carried by a normally stationary plate entering s'aid groove, whereby, when thelever ing a is actuated `to rotate the starting shaft, the cam groove engaging the bolt will cause the lever to move the Starting shaft'to put the same into engaging relation with the crank. shaft, a camA surrounding said startin shaft -therewith. i

7. In a starting device for automobile enginesV and the l1ke,.the combination of4 a starting shaft, a normally stationary plate adjacent said starting shaftsaid plate havbolt projecting from one surface tow'ard said shaft, a ratchet wheel carried upon said shaft, a yoke-shaped lever having its arms rotatably mounted upon said starting shaft and having a pawl to engage said ratchet to rotate the starting shaft, -a hub or boss projecting laterally from one of the original arms of said yoke-shaped lever, said hub or boss having a curved cam slot therein to receive the end of the bolt projecting from said plate, whereby, when the lever is moved to rotate the starting shaft, the bolt in the said cam slot will cause said shaft to move endwise into operative relation with the crank shaft.

8. In' a starting device for automobile engines land the like, the combination of a starting shaft, a bearing therefor, saidbearing having a boss "projecting from one end thereof concentric with said shaft, a cam mounted upon saidibearing, a curved slot in said cam, a plate slidably mounted with respect to said bearing and having a bolt .projecting fronrone, face into said curved slot, and means for engaging lsaid cam upon the reverse rotation of the starting shaft to reciprocate said plate endwise, said plate when shifted, throwing the said shaft out of engaging relation with the crank shaft of the engine.

9. In a startin device for automobile engines and thehke, the combination of a inthe wrong direction, to move said engaglng means and shift the starting shaft to its osition to thro'w it out of engaging relatlon with Ithe crank shaft.`

. `10.. In a starting device for'automobile engines and the like, the, combination of a starting shaft, means for transmitting motion therefrom'to the crank shaft f the-engine, means for imparting motion to the said starting-shaft, means for engaging the motion-imparting means to move 1the starting shaft to putthe same into .operative relation with the crank shaft when the motion-imparting means is operated, and means connected to said engaging means and adapted to be actuated in case the engine starts in the Wrong direction, to move said engaging means and shift the starting shaft to its original position to throw it out of engaging relationA to the chank shaft.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this' specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FRANK MISKOVSKY.-

Witnesses:

THOMAS W. GILCHRIST, JOHN M. CLIFFORD.

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